How do you get back to normal?
Cron disease is a chronic intestinal disease that causes many inconveniences to the lives of patients. However, through a number of efforts, patients can gradually return to normal life.
I. Active cooperation in treatment
– Regulating the use of medicines: taking them on time and on the basis of their scale, in strict compliance with the medication programmes established by doctors. Commonly used drugs include amino-hydrazole acids, such as metallazole, which inhibits intestinal inflammation; sugary hormonals, such as piston, may be needed to control inflammation quickly in cases of greater severity, but such drugs are not suitable for long-term use; immunosuppressants, such as sulfur, can be used to sustain treatment and reduce relapse rates; and biological agents have a significant but relatively high price for some difficult patients. Continuous and regular drug use is essential to control the condition and must not stop or replace it.
– Periodic review: periodic review by means of a doctor ‘ s arrangement, through blood examination, intestinal examination, etc., in order to enable the doctor to adjust the treatment programme in a timely manner. In general, the frequency of review may depend on the degree of stability of the condition, the interval of review may be extended, as appropriate, when the condition is stable, and more frequently when the condition fluctuates.
II. Aligning the diet
– Choice of digestible foods: The staple foods can choose more finely processed foods such as rice congee and noodles, which can easily be digested in the intestine and reduce the intestinal burden. Meat gives preference to white meat such as fish, chicken, which is fine and has a relatively low fat content and is more digestive.
– Ensuring nutritional balance: Ingestion of foods rich in various nutrients, such as fresh vegetables and fruits, and the provision of abundant vitamins and minerals; milk, eggs, etc., containing high-quality proteins, help to increase physical resistance. At the same time, appropriate supplements to vitamins, micronutrients, etc., may be provided under the supervision of a doctor, depending on their nutritional status.
– Avoiding stimulant foods: foods that are spicy, greasy, cold and high fibres (e.g., large amounts of whole-shell products, nuts, etc.) may stimulate the intestines and aggravate the condition, and should be used as far as possible.
III. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle
– Regularity: provide for a regular period of uptime and sleep, and ensure adequate sleep, with a maximum of 7 to 8 hours per night. Regularity helps to maintain normal physical rhythms in the body, allowing for adequate rest of the body ‘ s organs and contributing to the stability of the condition.
– Moderate exercise: during a period of stable medical conditions, the choice of the appropriate mode of movement, such as low-intensity aerobics such as walking, Tai Chi boxing, etc. Three to five times a week, each lasting about 30 minutes. Sport can promote intestinal creeping and enhance the body ‘ s overall quality and immunity, but care is taken to avoid excessive physical fatigue or injury.
IV. Attention to mental health
– Crohn ‘ s disease is chronic, long-term and prone to recurrence, and patients are prone to anxiety, depression, etc. To learn to regulate themselves, it is essential to put down negative sentiments and maintain a positive and optimistic attitude by speaking to families, friends, participating in mutual assistance groups for patients, or seeking professional psychological counselling, which is essential for a return to normal life.
Through the above-mentioned comprehensive measures, Krohn patients can, as far as possible, resume their normal lives in coexistence with the disease.
